Kuwait vs Malaysia: Total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of GDP
Kuwait
109.5%
in 2025
Malaysia
103.2%
in 2025
Kuwait rank
15th
Malaysia rank
16th
Total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of GDP over time
- Kuwait
- Malaysia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 109.5% against 103.2% in Malaysia, a difference of 6.3%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Malaysia ahead.
Kuwait ranks 15th and Malaysia ranks 16th of 98 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.4% | 216.4% | 153.0% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 97.5% | 133.7% | 36.1% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 83.9% | 118.9% | 35.0% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 91.2% | 106.3% | 15.1% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of gdp, Kuwait or Malaysia?
- Kuwait, at 109.5% against 103.2% in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of gdp between Kuwait and Malaysia?
- 6.3%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Malaysia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Malaysia rank globally for total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 15th and Malaysia ranks 16th of 98 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
End-of-year total market capitalization of listed domestic companies, divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.